GRAND FORKS — A Top 15 matchup in the FCS will play out in the Alerus Center on Saturday when the Fighting Hawks host North Dakota State for the first time since winning the rivalry matchup in the Alerus Center in 2023. The No. 13 Fighting Hawks and No. 1 Bison kick off at 1 p.m.

NDSU is 1-3 at the Alerus Center and were outscored 106-68. The Bison are 22-25-2 in Grand Forks. UND leads the all-time series 63-51-3, which Polasek said matters to him. “The Alerus Center, that community and that football team have our full attention, there’s no doubt about it,” Polasek said.

Cole Payton threw for 194 yards and Barika Kpeenu ran for three touchdowns and North Dakota State won its 13th straight game by beating Youngstown State 38-30.

What else can be said about North Dakota State? The Bison won their third consecutive ranked game, defeating No. 8 Southern Illinois 45-17 on Saturday. NDSU improved to 6-0 (3-0 MVFC), winning every game by 17 points or more. After back-to-back punts, the ...

The South Dakota State football team lost its first game of the season on Saturday, dropping a contest to the top-ranked NDSU Bison.

Two 4-2 college football teams try and prove themselves today when the North Dakota Fighting Hawks take on the Southern Illinois Salukis in Week 8. This game won’t be on TV, but is streaming live. Kickoff takes place on Saturday,